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I wonder what the demographics of Bluesky are under their longish term strategy of invite-only, and I wonder what it says about the future of digital society.

Given the history of invite-only societies, one or two particular outcomes seems highly likely. Is this the future of social?

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I hope so. We need more spaces where we can speak in private rather than more places where we can speak in public.

Plenty of people are making a living from being public, though, so they will always need a public communication outlet. But maybe celebrities have been scared off by getting constantly cancelled and attacked, and would prefer that most people get news about them second-hand, through friendly intermediaries.

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